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DNA Quiz 1

1 Who wrote DNA?
John Tate

Julian Barnes

William Golding

Dennis Kelly
2 What form does DNA take?
Stage play

Novel

Short story

Biopic
3 In what country is DNA likely set?
United States

Canada

France

United Kingdom
4 Which isn't one of the settings of DNA?
A street

A cafeteria

A field

A wood
5 In what year was DNA first performed?
2010

2001

2008

2023
6 How many on-stage characters does DNA feature?
1

21

31

11
7 What approximate age are all the on-stage characters in DNA?
Early twenties

Middle-age

Elderly

Teenagers
8 In what setting are Mark and Jan often the only two characters featured?
A field

A cafeteria

A street

A wood
9 What word do Mark and Jan repeat in their opening dialogue?
Unbelievable

Bloody

Dead

Unforgiveable
10 How many distinct scenes are in DNA?
Two

Four

One

Twenty
11 In the context of the play, which answer best defines "proper," as in "proper dead"?
Genuinely

Indifferently

Not-actually

Stupendously
12 Which characters are often shown sitting together in a field?
Phil and Leah

Brian and Cathy

Mark and Jan

Lou and Danny
13 What is Phil doing when he is first shown on stage?
Blowing snot bubbles

Eating ice cream

Cooking hamburgers

Eating his boogers
14 Which answer best describes Leah?
Shy

Talkative

Mute

Aloof
15 Which answer best describes Phil?
Reserved

Responsible

Joyful

Talktative
16 In Scene One, why does Leah believe she might "disgust" Phil?
He won't let her eat any of his food

He never says anything in response to her

He said as much to a mutual friend

He moves away from her when she tries to kiss him
17 What does Leah admit to Phil in the opening scene?
She routinely kills her pets

She is failing school

She ran away from her parents' house

She is scared of people
18 In the context of the play, what is "a wood"?
A platform

A forested area

An open field

A gymnasium
19 What is John Tate's initial attitude toward the group's crisis?
They should tell the authorities immediately

Everyone should go their own way in deciding how to deal with it

Everyone is making it out to be a bigger deal than it is

None of these
20 To Lou, what does John Tate claim to have done?
Make other students fear their group

Setting up an innocent man to take the fall for Adam's death

Showing Adam a good life

None of these
21 What reason does Danny give for not wanting to be involved in Adam's death?
He plans to become a dentist

He is a Christian

He plans to become a cop

He plans to run for government
22 In the context of the play, what does "overplay" mean?
Exonerate

Stimulate

Underestimate

Exaggerate
23 What word does John Tate try to ban everyone from saying?
Bloody

Killed

Murdered

Dead
24 At the beginning of the play, which character appears to be the closest thing to the leader of the group?
Leah

Lou

John Tate

Cathy
25 In the context of the play, what does cross mean?
Annoyed

Sinful

Blessed

Happy

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